Bunia
City in DR Congo: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Bunia: HokieRNB, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Bunia is a city in DR Congo, in Ituri. About 399,282 people live in the city proper, making it the 15th largest city of DR Congo in our atlas.
It lies at 1.56° N, 30.25° E, about 1,265 m (4,150 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Bunia. Green dots: other major cities of DR Congo. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bunia has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 32°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Dec at about 17°C (62°F). Around 1,129 mm (44 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Bukavu · 476 km
- Uvira · 564 km
- Kisangani · 573 km
- Mbuji-Mayi · 1,130 km
- Kananga · 1,200 km
- Mbandaka · 1,341 km
- Tshikapa · 1,373 km
- Likasi · 1,446 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 217695 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q648298 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Bunia: HokieRNB, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)